Is it
true that it is next to impossible to get a residency in
Surgery after clearing the USMLE steps (even with good
scores)? If yes, then can someone guide regarding where else
abroad one can manage to get good surgical training after
MBBS?

Itís not
impossible to match in General Surgery, though it is
difficult. You should have a CV better than the rest of the
applicant pool to be a serious candidate because high USMLE
scores are a commonplace now a days especially with FMG's.

To make the
long story short, do some good research with results or know
somebody or have great luck to manage a position. Europe is
good for polishing your skills, or if you are born there,
otherwise don't waste your time on that idea. If SURGERY is
your only goal, and not money or western life, INDIA
provides the BEST surgical training in the world. Think
about that and ask around to those who are into it.

Sanjeev

Not
completely correct...it is difficult, but has been even more
so in the past. More and more FMG's are getting into the
field now. You can look up match statistics here and draw
your own conclusions:
http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/data_tables.html.

It seems
out of 1000 odd possitions around 80 % are filled by
American Grads; that leaves 200 odd seats nation
wide...difficult, but if you compare ratios, certainly no
difficult than in India...and remember, the ratio is further
in your favor if you realize that for those 200 or so seats
you are not competing with American Grads (no competition
there...they will get the nod in favor of FMG's anytime),
but with a limited pool of FMG's.

So if the
percentages remain stable as they are, then things are not
that dim. And if you think you can't be in those select 200,
then it's time to push yourself and ask what you are made
of...life was never meant to be easy, and anyway, the
surgical residency here is a grueling 6 year program at the
least.

Sandeep

But also do
not forget that out of these 200 FMG's about half are US
citizens who have gone into foreign med schools. So although
classified as FMG's, they still have an edge over us.